[Updated at 12:31 p.m ET] The suspect in Colorado shooting case has been charged 24 counts of first-degree murder.
Holmes was charged twice for each victim who was killed.
There are three different classes of murder charges in the state of Colorado. One set of charges is because Holmes is accused of shooting after deliberation, referring to the planning of the attack. The second set of charges is because he is accused of having an attitude of universal malice, manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
Holmes was also charged with 116 counts of attempted murder, one count that is a sentence enhancer because of violence and one count for possession of explosive devices.
Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers said last Monday that deciding whether to pursue the death penalty would involve input from victims and their relatives. A capital case would require a finding of either extreme indifference or deliberation.
[Updated at 12:17 p.m ET] James Holmes, the man accused of opening fire this month inside an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater, has been officially charged with a total of 142 counts, including first degree murder in relation to the shooting.
[Posted at 11:30 a.m. ET] The man accused of opening fire this month inside an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater will have his second court appearance Monday, when he is to face formal charges.
James Holmes is suspected of killing 12 people and wounding 58 during a Batman film premiere on July 20. He is also being held in connection with the subsequent discovery of his booby-trapped apartment, which authorities think he rigged before the massacre in the Century Aurora 16 multiplex.
Holmes is to be led Monday morning through an underground tunnel that connects the courthouse to the Arapahoe County Jail, where he has been held in isolation without bail.
At his court appearance, which starts at 11:30 a.m. ET, he is expected to face 12 charges of first-degree murder, charges of attempted first-degree murder and charges related to the booby-trapped apartment.
In his initial court appearance last Monday, the 24-year-old former doctoral candidate - his hair dyed various shades of orange - appeared dazed and did not speak.
Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers said last Monday that deciding whether to pursue the death penalty would involve input from victims and their relatives. A capital case would require a finding of either extreme indifference or deliberation.
Authorities have remained silent about a possible motive in the case.
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Kinda bummed they aren't letting cameras in the court room today.
I wish there were cameras in there also...I would like to see that monster's face when they read the charges against him...so he can see how screwed he really is....
I am very upset..I want to see his face and how he responds this time around.
me too. I wish all trials had cameras
62873 counts of littering for failing to pick up his brass?
That alone should be enough to put him away for life 10 times over.
Prison is too good for this slim bag!! lynch mob is what he deserve. Put that on the front story CNN!! we all dare you!
CNN, find some real news.
Who me??? What did I do? He looks like a bewildered puppy.
Perhaps a judge and jury should consider the law and his mental status before you all form a lynch mob. Just saying.
This is rationalization. This man knew what he was doing, it was premeditated, he is guilty and his mental status has nothing to do with it. Hopefully he gets the death penalty because it is the only thing he deserves. And if a lynch mob were around tha would be great as well.
He should have the book thrown at him...deliberate murder of numerous individuals, deliberate wounding...he planned this with malice aforethought. I don't care how delusional and insane he is, he planned this. He didn't call his shrink and say "help me, I might do something bad". He went on with careful planning and carried it out. Death penalty.
I couldn't agree with you more Jenna, you hit the nail on the head here.
No death penalty man he just gonna get injection with little pain if he gets thrown in with all the reular inmates he is as good as dead and it will be a lot more painful and longer. its the easy way out death penalty let him get mixed in with the inmates
His rights end where my rights and others begin. He knew what he was doing. Endless money will be spent to put this pos on trial. He did it, and should expect death for his actions.
When you face "Formal" charges does that mean you have to wear a suit?
Please quit giving this killer any print time and keep his stupid sick face off the internet. He murdered 12 people.
I want coverage of this case. I want to know details. I want to know motive. was he insane? or is he faking? If we don't try to understand the cause, motive how can we ever hope to prevent it in the future?
Oh how I long for the days gone by where murderers such as this guy would have already been hung from the nearest tree.
Do you also long for candlelight, horseback, and whiskey as anestisia?
I'm tired of seeing this kids face.
The D.C. Sniper must be rolling over in his grave, watching all these white guys plead insanity and still living for the same thing he did
death row inmates cost about 2x more to house than an inmate who is serving life without parole. I'm sure that will be taken into consideration at some point. Why have tax payers spend more if we don't have to?
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!!
The next time some lune decides to load up the guns and go on a shooting rampage, please go do it in Washington DC.
Leave the innocent alone.